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#9EC0BF

#9ec0bf ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9ec0bf is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 75.29% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.52% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 178.24°, with 21.25% saturation and 68.63% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 3.26.

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Relative luminance0.4873

Complementary

  1. #9ec0bf
  2. #c09e9f

Split complementary

  1. #9ec0bf
  2. #c09eb0
  3. #c0ae9e

Analogous

  1. #9ec0ae
  2. #9ec0bf
  3. #9eb0c0

Triadic

  1. #9ec0bf
  2. #bf9ec0
  3. #c0bf9e

Tetradic

  1. #9ec0bf
  2. #9e9fc0
  3. #c09e9f
  4. #c0bf9e

Square

  1. #9ec0bf
  2. #ae9ec0
  3. #c09e9f
  4. #b0c09e

Monochromatic

  1. #4e7776
  2. #70a2a0
  3. #9ec0bf
  4. #ccdede
  5. #f3f7f7

Shades

#9ec0bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ec0bf
  2. #8eadac
  3. #7e9a99
  4. #6f8686
  5. #5f7373
  6. #4f6060
  7. #3f4d4c
  8. #2f3a39
  9. #202626
  10. #101313
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ec0bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ec0bf
  2. #a8c6c5
  3. #b1cdcc
  4. #bbd3d2
  5. #c5d9d9
  6. #cfe0df
  7. #d8e6e5
  8. #e2ecec
  9. #ecf2f2
  10. #f5f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ec0bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ec0bf
  2. #9bbab9
  3. #98b3b2
  4. #95adac
  5. #92a6a6
  6. #8fa0a0
  7. #8c9a99
  8. #899393
  9. #868d8d
  10. #838686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afbcbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcbcbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5b7bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #94c2c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0bebf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acbbbf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #98c1bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ec0bf {
  color: #9ec0bf;
}
Background
.bg-9ec0bf {
  background-color: #9ec0bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ec0bf {
  border: 2px solid #9ec0bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ec0bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 192 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 21% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ec0bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ec0bf, #9eb0c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ec0bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 192 191 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 3.26 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.79 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.59 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.34 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.59 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.78 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 11.00 #613f40 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Opal
#9ec0bf  rgb(158, 192, 191)  hsl(178, 21%, 69%)  Opal
#c09e9f  rgb(192, 158, 159)  hsl(358, 21%, 69%)  Rosy Brown
#bf9ec0  rgb(191, 158, 192)  hsl(298, 21%, 69%)  Lilac
#c0bf9e  rgb(192, 191, 158)  hsl(58, 21%, 69%)  Sage